Tokyo 2024: Dates, draws, prize money and everything you need to know
The season's last WTA 500 event is upon us with the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis beginning on Monday in Tokyo, Japan. The Hologic WTA Tour will head to Ariake Coliseum for the long-running outdoor hard-court event, as the calendar steadily moves toward the season-ending WTA Finals Riyadh in just over two weeks' time.
Tokyo: Scores | Draws | Order of Play
The Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis has been one of the top-tier events in Asia for four decades and boasts former champions like Stefanie Graf, Martina Navratilova, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki View Profile , Petra Kvitova and Naomi Osaka View Profile .
Here are the key facts surrounding the event:
When does the tournament start?
Main-draw play in Tokyo begins on Monday, Oct. 21. The week-long tournament continues through Sunday, Oct. 27.
Singles qualifying took place the weekend before, on Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20.
The Yonex Tour Platinum ball will be used at the event.
Tokyo is on Japan Standard Time (GMT +9, Eastern Time +13).
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How big are the fields?
The tournament has a 28-player singles main draw, with the top four seeds receiving first-round byes.
The doubles draw has 16 teams, two of which will be wild-card pairings.
When are the finals?
The singles and doubles finals will take place on Sunday, Oct. 27. Currently, the singles final is scheduled to start at 12 p.m., with the doubles final to follow.
What does the draw look like?
Main draw at Tokyo (WTA 500), where Zheng Qinwen, Beatriz Haddad Maia View Profile , Daria Kasatkina View Profile and Anna Kalinskaya View Profile are the top seeds. pic.twitter.com/GZ02xwttNY
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Anna Kalinskaya View Profile (hip injury) and Paula Badosa View Profile (illness) have withdrawn. The updated draw can be found on the WTA website here.
Who are the defending champions?
Veronika Kudermetova View Profile won last year's Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis singles title. Kudermetova ousted No.1 seed Iga Swiatek View Profile in the quarterfinals and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova View Profile in the semifinals before a 7-5, 6-1 victory over No.2 seed Jessica Pegula View Profile in the final.
Last year's Tokyo doubles title went to Ulrikke Eikeri and Ingrid Neel, who defeated Japanese hopes Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya in the final, 3-6, 7-5, [10-5].
What are the ranking points and prize money on offer in the singles main draw?
First round: 1 point | $9,820
Round of 16: 60 points | $13,590
Quarterfinals: 108 points | $24,910
Semifinals: 195 points | $51,205
Finalist: 325 points | $87,655
Champion: 500 points | $142,000
Who is playing?
Here are stats for the Top 8 seeds:
1. Zheng Qinwen
Ranking: No.7 (career-high No.7)
Career singles titles: 4 (2 this year)
2024 tour-level win-loss record: 43-16
Tokyo career main-draw win-loss record: 4-1
Best Tokyo result: 2022 runner-up
2. Beatriz Haddad Maia View Profile
Ranking: No.10 (career-high No.10)
Career singles titles: 4 (1 this year)
2024 tour-level win-loss record: 35-25
Tokyo career main-draw win-loss record: 1-1
Best Tokyo result: 2022 quarterfinals
3. Daria Kasatkina View Profile
Ranking: No.11 (career-high No.8)
Career singles titles: 8 (2 this year)
2024 tour-level win-loss record: 39-21
Tokyo career main-draw win-loss record: 3-2
Best Tokyo result: 2023 quarterfinals
4. Anna Kalinskaya View Profile -- WITHDREW
Ranking: No.12 (career-high No.12)
Career singles titles: 0
2024 tour-level win-loss record: 33-18
Tokyo career main-draw win-loss record: 0-1
Best Tokyo result: 2023 first round
5. Paula Badosa View Profile -- WITHDREW
Ranking: No.15 (career-high No.2)
Career singles titles: 4 (1 this year)
2024 tour-level win-loss record: 37-18
Tokyo career main-draw win-loss record: 0-1
Best Tokyo result: 2022 first round
6. Diana Shnaider View Profile
Ranking: No.16 (career-high No.16)
Career singles titles: 3 (3 this year)
2024 tour-level win-loss record: 36-20
Tokyo career main-draw win-loss record: 0-0
Best Tokyo result: Making tournament debut this year
7. Magdalena Frech View Profile
Ranking: No.24 (career-high No.24)
Career singles titles: 1 (1 this year)
2024 tour-level win-loss record: 28-25
Tokyo career main-draw win-loss record: 0-0
Best Tokyo result: Lost in qualifying in 2017
8. Leylah Fernandez View Profile
Ranking: No.34 (career-high No.13)
Career singles titles: 3 (0 this year)
2024 tour-level win-loss record: 26-22
Tokyo career main-draw win-loss record: 0-0
Best Tokyo result: Making tournament debut this year
Veronika Kudermetova View Profile will also be back in an attempt to defend her title. She is the only former champion currently entered in the main draw.
Grand Slam champions Bianca Andreescu View Profile (2019 US Open) and Sofia Kenin View Profile (2020 Australian Open) are two of the main-draw wild cards. The other main-draw wild cards are Japanese hope Nao Hibino View Profile and 15-year-old Brit Mika Stojsavljevic, who won the 2024 Junior US Open title.
How has this year's Asian swing gone so far?
Here's a look at 2024's champions and finalists from this portion of the season in Asia:
Seoul (WTA 500): Beatriz Haddad Maia View Profile def. Daria Kasatkina View Profile
Hua Hin #2 (WTA 250): Rebecca Sramkova View Profile def. Laura Siegemund View Profile
Beijing (WTA 1000): Coco Gauff View Profile def. Karolina Muchova View Profile
Wuhan (WTA 1000): Aryna Sabalenka View Profile def. Zheng Qinwen
Ningbo (WTA 500): Daria Kasatkina View Profile def. Mirra Andreeva View Profile
Osaka (WTA 250): Suzan Lamens View Profile def. Kimberly Birrell View Profile
